The New York Yankees made their first move to gear up for their 2012 campaign: the Yankees declined lefty specialist Damaso Marte’s option. Marte’s contract was bought out for $250,000 instead of allowing him to sit on the DL next…
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Why Did the 2011 Yankees Win the AL East Title?
Going into the 2011 MLB season, most experts predicted that the Boston Red Sox would win the AL East crown, with around 100 wins, and the Yankees would be hovering around 92 wins. Turns out everyone was wrong. As of…
Bullpen Diaries Review (Mariano Rivera Book- NOT)
Bullpen Diaries: Mariano Rivera, Bronx Dreams, Pinstripe Legends, and the Future of the New York Yankees by Charley Rosen isn’t a biography of Mariano Rivera, isn’t an autobiography of any bullpen pitcher, and isn’t a Yankees diary. I start off…
Javier Vazquez Flirts w/ No-Hitter; Cano Kills Blue Jays
Javier Vazquez (5-5, 5.63) is the real deal. He was throwing a no-hitter with 2-outs in the 6th and had an excellent pitching duel with Brandon Morrow, who looked like everything the Yankees wished Joba Chamberlain would have been. Morrow,…
Twins Cream Yankees’ Vazquez, Park, and Gaudin, Michael Kay Sucks
Jason Kubel hit two homeruns. Javier Vazquez (3-5, 6.86) didn’t have it, and topped 90 MPH. He was throwing 83-89 most of the time. Javy lasted 5.2 innings and have up 5 runs. When Chan Ho Park came in, it…
Kevin Russo, Javier Vazquez Beat Mets! Michael Kay/Al Leiter Talk Trash
Javier Vazquez (3-4, 6.69) pitched like an ace at Citi Field, allowing only one hit in 6 shutout innings. Javier Vazquez laid down two excellent bunts, but hurt his finger on the last one, and had to come out of…
MARCUS THAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last night’s Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees game was the most dramatic game of the 2010 baseball season, thanks to a 9th inning walk-off homerun by Marcus Thames. A-Rod had tied it with a 2-run HR off Jonathan…
Andy Pettitte is Back; Yanks Crush Twins
Andy Pettitte (5-0, 1.79) showed no ill-effects of his elbow pain, although it looked like he forgot how to pitch with 2 outs in the 6th. After a couple of meetings on the mound with catcher Francisco Cervelli, Andy finished…
A-Rod Grand Slam Highlights Dramatic Win vs Twins
Man, is Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire overrated or what? And I already posted about that before last year…does he all of a sudden become dumb in New York? Is is because he used to be a poor-hitting Mets infielder…